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Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Detained Tufts Student Is a “Political Prisoner”

Season 2025 Episode 7224 | 17m 07s

Tensions continue to run high on U.S. campuses, with international student visas being revoked and some students even facing arrest. One such case is that of detained Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, a constituent of Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. The House Democrat spoke to Michel Martin shortly after visiting Öztürk in an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

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NYT reporter David Yaffe-Bellany discusses Donald Trump's crypto firm.
Alexander Stubb; Christo Grozev; James Jones; David Yaffe-Bellany
Leon Panetta; Christopher Bellito; Margaret MacMillan; Rep. Ayanna Pressley
NYT reporter Ana Swanson discusses the impact of Trump's tariffs.
Sharren Haskel; Sister Nathalie Becquart; Steven Millies; Ana Swanson
Frank McKenna; Mujib Mashal; Sylvia Earle; Catherine Coleman Flowers
Marielena Hincapié; Vickie Patton; Laurie Segall; Brendan Ballou
Fmr. federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou talks changes at the DOJ and other legal fights under Trump.